Project STI – New Anchors
Front Calipers Old vs New
Fitting up the shiny new wheels has resulted in a small catch; the old brakes look terribly small! Time to fix that!
After a few weeks scouring internet forums and online auction sites I finally scored a set of 2002 STI front and rear calipers, front rotors and braided lines. Getting the rears sorted would require a few choice bits.
I needed a special rotor from DBA that suits the GC hub and the GD rotor.
Front Discs Old vs New
They have it listed as ‘Brembo Conversion Rotor,’ which is really awesome as it saves you having to change the hubs. I had to pick up some ‘dog bone’ adapters so the rear calipers would sit in the correct spot. And finally, I decided on Project Mu Spec B pads and some Dot 5.1 fluid.
Front
Rear Discs Old vs New
Changing over the front brakes really was as easy as unbolting the old calipers, changing discs and bolting on the new calipers. We flushed the old fluid out, did the brakes lines up and that’s it.
The rears were a bit trickier as the ‘dog bone’ adapters didn’t fit properly so we had to modify them a bit with a hacksaw and a heavy file. Then it was new fluid in, a lot of pedal pumping and we were done.
Rear
So just a quick summary. The standard front rotors were 292mm and the new fronts are 330mm. Not sure of the exact size of the rears but the new rears are bigger than the old fronts!
Tyres have gone from 16-inch 205/50 to 17-inch 225/45. If the car doesn’t feel good after this I’ll be very surprised!
Benji
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